Missouri pastor claims autism is "demonic"

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Pastor of Missouri church calls autism ‘demonic,’ says it can be ‘healed’ with prayer by Mike Stunson, Kansas City Star, September 13, 2023

In severe cases of autism, it is understandable how someone who is fervently religious and ignorant about autism could attribute autism to 'demonic' forces, but at the same time it is an affront to the special needs community, as well as the parents of autistic children.

So it doesn't surprise me he has been removed from some position he formerly had. It was a bad move to say something so controversial.

Pastor resigns from Stoutland School Board amidst backlash from autism comments during sermon

18044 S MO-7
RICHLAND, MO 65556

417-322-3630

Just in case anyone wishes to give them a jangle.

I am shamanism and I have Asperger’s and I don’t feel that prayer can fix everything nor science. But that is just me. I am

Here we go again.

Terrible.

A "Pastor" we would describe by the term "Ranter" back in the 1650's, a movement which burned itself out over following decades but seems to be making a comeback.

The individual probably got off so much preaching the same sort of hateful nonsense against anyone different in any way against whom he could stir a mob he forgot the line between socially acceptable targets$ ( trans* people, gay and lesbian people, in earlier times Jewish or Catholic people) and picked a target which gave him a well deserved push back.

$ only in his particular hateful bubble
"May he be investigated for tax"

People like that say anything can be healed by prayer. He's just pandering to religious extremists.

Hmmmm.. spent some time in that State , kinda feels " Just Like Home"....
This Guy( Pastor? ) really should have never been able to be able to speak in public on issues of that nature .
Much less get into any kind of Church Leadership position....Gawd help Us ..!

From my point of view it's the "pastors" and all the religions they will force down your throat and up your ass and what not that are demonic. Never mind "democracy" and "human rights": In most countries of the world religion is a sect-like parallel power and if you are disabled, sick, destitute they will double down on their abuse of power to make you "fit" into their demonic, anti-democratic and liberty-killing schemes.
If you are autistic and / or "mentally ill", even the air that you breath will become conditional to your obedience to their "master plan". The so-called "liberals" and "dems" of all stripes are the worst: They speak from both sides of the mouth, praising "freedom of conscience", science and all on one side, preying on the poor and the disabled on the other to feed what they call "god" - that pyramidal Ponzi scheme made by and for the rich and the powerful (that's all there is to "god": rich and powerful "chosen" people imposing their views on others via a plethora of false gods singing "Chain of Fools", all happy to forget that "there is no good chain-gang"). Anyone who doesn't fit is labeled as "demonic"[/i][/I]. That Missouri pastor can shove it and keep his projections to himself.

That is disappointing to read.

Beware the Nutters wearing cloaks of leadership in White saintly robes.

With hate like that, I think he would be well advised to read his bible. The central message of the new testiment is rehabilitation and getting your life fixed. A key message is "take the log from your own eye before the spec from someone else's eye !"

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Diagnosed under the DSM5 rules with autism spectrum disorder, under DSM4 psychologist said would have been AS (299.80) but I suspect that I am somewhere between 299.80 and 299.00 (Autism) under DSM4.